The State Department web site below is a permanent electronic archive of information released online from January 1, 1997 to January 20, 2001. Please see www.state.gov for current material from the Department of State. Or visit http://2001-2009.state.gov for information from that period. Archive sites are not updated, so external links may no longer function. Contact us with any questions about finding information. NOTE: External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views contained therein.
U.S. Department of State
January 2000 PPT Slide Show on Budget - slide no. 8
We help the U.S. Economy
Domestic Economic Impact of the Foreign Affairs Budget (1998):
$91 Billion -- FOREIGN TRAVEL AND TOURISM
$934 Billion -- U.S. EXPORTS
$1 Billion -- "FOOD FOR PEACE" EXPORTS
$2.72 Billion -- USAID GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
$35 Billion -- STATE DEPT. REGULATED DEFENSE TRADE
